Republican duo supported by energy industry seek to rein in EPA on coal ash

By Kristen Lombardi

Two recipients of congressional campaign dollars from the energy industry seek to stymie environmental protections on coal ash. Their method

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"… embers of the House Energy and Commerce Committee who sent a letter to EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson last July opposing the tougher approach to regulating coal as …"

Democrats join fight against coal ash regulation

By Kristen Lombardi

A bipartisan majority of the House Energy and Commerce Committee is voicing “strong opposition” to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

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"… l Democrats on the House energy panel and in the Senate.In a letter to EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson, 31 members of the House energy committee — nine Democrats …"

EPA moves to regulate toxic coal waste spotlighted in Center investigation

By Kristen Lombardi

Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced much-anticipated proposals to regulate the disposal of coal ash — an environmental

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"… ing coal to produce electricity.In a conference call with journalists, EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson unveiled two proposals for first-ever national standards regu …"

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Delay in coal ash regulation prompts protest from Ohio group

By Kristen Lombardi

An agitated citizen’s group met with White House officials on Monday to press for long-delayed action on the dangers of coal ash — an envi

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"… aquifers. That’s on top of the sites that EPA has already identified.EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson has said the proposed rule will be released this month, but a …"

By releasing coal ash sites, EPA raises more questions

By Kristen Lombardi

Last February, in a four-month investigation into the dangers of coal ash, the Center covered the notorious, ash-laden water in Colstrip, Mo

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"… s the country.“By compiling a list of these facilities,” EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson said in a press statement. “EPA will be better able to …"

New coal ash regulations coming?

By Kristen Lombardi

Now that the Environmental Protection Agency has ended years of delay and pledged to regulate coal ash — the often toxic combustion waste th
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The hidden history

By Kristen Lombardi

The massive coal ash spill in eastern Tennessee in late December is rekindling an old but contentious debate over just how to regulate coal

EPA chemical health hazards program has 55-year backlog of work, report says

By Chris Hamby

Eighteen months after the Environmental Protection Agency announced reforms to its controversial process for evaluating health hazards posed

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"… e EPA said it was reviewing the new report. “Under the leadership of EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson, the IRIS program has been reinvigorated with a new streamlin …"

"… e 2009.Responding to the GAO’s 2008 report, Bush-appointed EPA Assistant Administrator George Gray defended the agency’s handling of the program and said delay …"

"… assessment led to new regulation or compelled a massive cleanup effort.EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson instituted reforms in May 2009, giving the EPA — not the Wh …"

EPA toxic chemicals bill likely on hold until after election

By Chris Hamby

The way the Environmental Protection Agency evaluates the risks posed by toxic chemicals is badly in need of an overhaul, but any change wil

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"… f uncertainty.”In testimony before a Senate committee last December, EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson called on Congress to pass reform legislation. “The time ha …"

Lax oversight of school construction raises doubts about earthquake safety

By Corey G. Johnson

Lax oversight of school construction raises doubts about earthquake safety

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